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Below is our complete Decrepit Birth news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.

Now wrapping up the remaining Summer Slaughter dates, this coming fall The Black Dahlia Murder will embark upon another North American trek, this time in support of upcoming album "Nightbringers" that is due out October 6th via Metal Blade Records.

The tour will run from October 6th through November 11th, with a stop at this year's edition of Ozzfest Meets Knotfest on November 5th. Support will be provided by Suffocation, Decrepit Birth, Necrot, Wormwitch, and Exhumed on select dates.

U.S. technical death metal crew Decrepit Birth has shared a playthrough video for the song "Hieroglyphic," taken from new album "Axis Mundi," out now via Agonia Records (Europe / ROW) and Nuclear Blast Records (North America).

"We’ve gone through an evolution throughout the years" says founding member and primary songwriter Matt Sotelo. "The last couple of albums we had, 'Diminishing Between Worlds' and 'Polarity,' were more progressive death metal. They were different from '…And Time Begins,' which is a different genre of death metal. It’s more brutal.

"I’m the type of guy who likes to experiment. '…And Time Begins' has no solos. It’s all really fast palm-muted riffs. The other albums breathed more with the guitars. I let chords ring out on 'Diminishing Between Worlds' and 'Polarity.' 'Axis Mundi' is combination of all the stuff I’m into. I like it a lot right now. It’s more melodic. The riffs repeat intentionally. I want to have fun with these songs".

U.S. technical death metal crew Decrepit Birth just revealed a second new single from upcoming album, "Axis Mundi." The song is titled "Hieroglyphic" and its lyric video can be watched below. The full "Axis Mundi" track listing is as follows:

U.S. technical death metal band Decrepit Brith just revealed a first in-studio video discussing the recording process for fourth studio album, "Axis Mundi," due out on July 21st via Agonia Records (Europe / ROW) and Nuclear Blast Records (North America).

The album's first single, "Epigenetic Triplicity," can be heard at this location, while the full track listing is as follows:

Decrepit Birth is set to release first new album in seven years, "Axis Mundi," on July 21st via Agonia Records (Europe / ROW) and Nuclear Blast Records (North America).

"Epigenic Triplicity" is the first single to be revealed from the record - check out the track in the form of a 360 degree VR lyric video below.

"We’ve gone through an evolution throughout the years" says founding member and primary songwriter Matt Sotelo. "The last couple of albums we had, 'Diminishing Between Worlds' and 'Polarity,' were more progressive death metal. They were different from' …And Time Begins,' which is a different genre of death metal.

"It’s more brutal. I’m the type of guy who likes to experiment. '…And Time Begins' has no solos. It’s all really fast palm-muted riffs. The other albums breathed more with the guitars. I let chords ring out on Diminishing Between Worlds and Polarity. Axis Mundi is combination of all the stuff I’m into. I like it a lot right now. It’s more melodic. The riffs repeat intentionally. I want to have fun with these songs."

"I don’t know if we’re going to re-shape death metal," he continues, "We’re just a band. We’re doing this. We’re fans of the genre. We do our own thing with it. It’s our own paint job. What sounds cool to us. We don’t aspire to be the most technical band out there. The technicality isn’t our main goal. Technicality is part of what we are. When we were writing this album, we wanted the songs that had riffs that repeat. There’s more structure with our new stuff. We’re trying to write good music. We want to entertain people out there. Hopefully, everybody likes 'Axis Mundi.'" More...

Pennsylvania progressive death metal unit Rivers Of Nihil will begin the Devastation On The Nation tour this Friday.

The trek will commence on May 19th in Manchester, New Hampshire and ravage its way through twenty-three cities, coming to close on June 11th in Montreal, Quebec. The mega tour features headliners Cryptopsy and Decrepit Birth with additional support provided by The Zenith Passage, The Kennedy Veil, Visceral Disgorge, Seeker, and Gloom.

DC metal band Gloom debuts a new song entitled "Perseus", taken from the upcoming full-length debut "Solaris", which will meet a June 02nd release date through eOne Music/Lifeblood Inc..

Check out now "Perseus" below.

Gloom is about to head out on the "Devastation Of The Nation Tour" with Cryptopsy, Rivers Of Nihil and more. Decrepit Birth, The Zenith Passage, The Kennedy Veil, Visceral Disgorge and Seeker will also appear on select dates of that trek. Check out all dates below: More...

Atmospheric technical death metal group Burial In The Sky (featuring Decrepit Birth drummer Samus Paulicelli) premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Persistence of Thought", which officially drops this Friday, November 4th, via Bandcamp. Physical copies of the album will be available as well in the weeks to come.

California's technical death metal purveyors from Decrepit Birth have signed a European record deal with Agonia Records. The band is currently working on a 4th studio album, with a release date planned for late 2016.

Decrepit Birth decided to move to Agonia after the expiration of a previous EU deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The latter will continue its work with the band for North American territory.

On the signing to Agonia & new album, Decrepit Birth commented: "We are very excited to work with Agonia, we feel that it will be a great partnership and give us the exposure we've needed in Europe. The new Decrepit Birth will be the heaviest and best album the band has recorded to date. A huge thank you to Agonia Records, we look forward to working with them in the years ahead!”

The band's current line-up includes founders Bill Robinson (ex-Suffocation) on vocals and Matt Sotelo on guitars, together with Sean Martinez (ex-Rings Of Saturn, ex-Decapitated) on bass and Sam Paulicelli (ex-Abigail Williams, ex-Goatwhore) on drums. More...

Conflux - the new new collaborative tech death metal project helmed by guitarist/songwriter Chase Fraser (Continuum, ex Animosity, Decrepit Birth) and drummer Tommy Mckinnon (Akurion/Neuraxis) - premieres a new song entitled "Lucid Hallucinations", taken from the upcoming 3 song EP "The Inception", which will be out in stores May 3, 2016.

Summer Slaughter came in to the same venue, Scoot Inn, as last year's stop off at Texas' capital city. The mid-July temperatures reached a scorching 99 degrees, which everyone from fans to bands did their best to stay hydrated (kudos to Scoot Inn for providing water). Keep in mind, this was still a good 5 degrees cooler than last year.

In regards to the lineup, Summer Slaughter 2014 featured artists expected from a death metal-based tour. This year the brutality of Morbid Angel, Dying Fetus, Origin and Decrepit Birth replaced the shredding progression of Animals As Leaders and Periphery.

While death metal was at the forefront of this year's festivities, complex timing and long-winded solos were dispersed throughout the bill. Memories In Broken Glass, this year's battle of the bands winner, concentrated less on guitar solos as they did low tuned, (7 or 8-string guitar) jumping rhythms and samples. I'm sure they were happy to have played a showed promoted by Come And Take It Productions as they played in front of an impressive, jumping early crowd. More...

Co-host Kevin Perez (n0thinghead) kicks off this week’s Official Podcast with a special announcement: Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale, FL is sponsoring a ticket giveaway for the upcoming Ghost show this Wednesday, May 7th.

If you’d like to get in on it, contact Kevin via Twitter or Instagram (he goes by “n0thinghead” on both) and provide your full name, which must match your ID at the box office.

Then, Mike reviews the recent Century Media release “Back From Beyond,” the third studio album (and first since 1996) by Tampa, Florida death metal outfit Massacre. The band features former members of Death, Six Feet Under, and many other acts.

Finally, Mike and Kevin indulge in their shared love of melodic death metal by co-reviewing another Century Media release: “Shadows Of The Dying Sun,” the fresh and highly anticipated new album from Finland’s Insomnium.

The 8th annual Summer Slaughter Tour, presented by IndieMerchStore.com, runs from July 17th through August 10th.

This year's edition features Morbid Angel, Dying Fetus, The Faceless, Thy Art Is Murder, Goatwhore, Origin, Decrepit Birth, Within The Ruins, and Fallujah.

The tour will stop at The House of Blues in Los Angeles on July 19th and Irving Plaza in New York on August 8th with VIP ticketing currently available now for both shows. Look for the complete list of tourdates to be announced in the coming weeks.

David Vincent (vocals/bass) of Morbid Angel states: "Summer Slaughter will be the ultimate, extreme music festival this year and we look forward to headlining this special touring event. It will be great to see our long-time fans and also to expose a new generation to Morbid Angel."

Ash Avildsen (founder of the Summer Slaughter tour) adds: "Eight years strong. Extreme metal lives! Thank you for keeping the tour alive. See you this Summer." More...